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Marianne Faithfull, ending that report by David Sillitoe. Still to come, could a $50 painting found in a garage sale be a Van Gogh worth many millions more?

Marianne Faithfull, ending that report by David Sillitoe. Still to come, could a $50 painting found in a garage sale be a Van Gogh worth many millions more?

It's been another day of human exchange in the Middle East, hostages for prisoners, as the Gaza peace agreement requires. Thursday saw the freeing of eight people seized during the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023. Three Israelis, a soldier and two civilians, and five Thai men. Lucy Williamson sent this report from Tel Aviv.

It's been another day of human exchange in the Middle East, hostages for prisoners, as the Gaza peace agreement requires. Thursday saw the freeing of eight people seized during the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023. Three Israelis, a soldier and two civilians, and five Thai men. Lucy Williamson sent this report from Tel Aviv.

Lucy Williamson. In return for Hamas releasing that latest group of hostages, Israel has released 110 Palestinian prisoners. They were given a boisterous welcome when they arrived, after much delay, in the city of Ramallah on the occupied West Bank. Well, our correspondent Wira Davis is in Ramallah and he watched the homecoming.

Lucy Williamson. In return for Hamas releasing that latest group of hostages, Israel has released 110 Palestinian prisoners. They were given a boisterous welcome when they arrived, after much delay, in the city of Ramallah on the occupied West Bank. Well, our correspondent Wira Davis is in Ramallah and he watched the homecoming.

Now, this has all happened on the same day that the United Nations agency UNRWA, that the ban on them working there, has come into force. What difference is that making?

Now, this has all happened on the same day that the United Nations agency UNRWA, that the ban on them working there, has come into force. What difference is that making?

We're at Davis. As I said, of the eight hostages released in Gaza today, five were Thais, part of a large community of farm workers who travel from poor regions of Thailand, attracted by the offer of higher salaries. Thailand's prime minister said she was elated by their release.

We're at Davis. As I said, of the eight hostages released in Gaza today, five were Thais, part of a large community of farm workers who travel from poor regions of Thailand, attracted by the offer of higher salaries. Thailand's prime minister said she was elated by their release.

And yet most of the Thais who were taken on October 7th have not made it back to Israel alive, as we heard from our Southeast Asia correspondent, Jonathan Head.

And yet most of the Thais who were taken on October 7th have not made it back to Israel alive, as we heard from our Southeast Asia correspondent, Jonathan Head.

Jonathan Head speaking to Mark Lowen. There are some diseases whose very name is enough to inspire fear, and Ebola is surely one of them. A truly horrible infectious medical condition, it causes those who catch the virus to suffer fever, nausea and sometimes haemorrhage. Left untreated, Ebola can have a mortality rate as high as 80 or 90%.

Jonathan Head speaking to Mark Lowen. There are some diseases whose very name is enough to inspire fear, and Ebola is surely one of them. A truly horrible infectious medical condition, it causes those who catch the virus to suffer fever, nausea and sometimes haemorrhage. Left untreated, Ebola can have a mortality rate as high as 80 or 90%.

So it's no surprise that the announcement of an Ebola death in Uganda has caused considerable alarm. So far, one person has died. Our Africa health correspondent, Dorcas Wangira, told me about the circumstances.

So it's no surprise that the announcement of an Ebola death in Uganda has caused considerable alarm. So far, one person has died. Our Africa health correspondent, Dorcas Wangira, told me about the circumstances.

Well, given that the patient had traveled around whilst apparently infectious, what are the health authorities in Uganda now doing?

Well, given that the patient had traveled around whilst apparently infectious, what are the health authorities in Uganda now doing?

Kampala, the capital of Uganda, is a large, very crowded city. Presumably, it's very difficult to find everyone who's been in contact with this man.

Kampala, the capital of Uganda, is a large, very crowded city. Presumably, it's very difficult to find everyone who's been in contact with this man.